Apartment enlarger



Oct. 8, 1929. H. E. HODGSQN 1,730,819

APARTMENT ENLARGER iled June 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1929- H. E. HODGSON 1,730,819

APARTMENT ENLARGER Filed June 15. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z ay. 8.

Patented (let. 8, 1929 r i v HARRIETTE ENSLEY HQDGSON, 01? NET}? YGTBK, 2T. Y.

AIEABTMENT ENLABGEE Application filed June 15, 1928. Serial l lo. 285,550.

The expense of apartments resulting from a connection between one of the uprights and modern economic developments bears heavily a cross connecting member; on the poor and on those of modest means, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation of this with the result the greater proportion of indiconnection; and

viduals and families in centers of population Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are views similar, respeoare obliged to put up with quarters which are tively, to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, illustrating another too small for desirable living conditions. In form of the invention. the case of the poor, crowdin is particularly The walls of the room are designated 2, bad, and constitutes a menace to health and the floor 3, and the ceiling 4E.

10' general well-being. Among other draw- Reference will first be had to Figs. 1-6. backs, the lack of privacy is perhaps not the A sleeping platform 5 is supported near, least serious. or somewhat above, the mid-height of the The object of this invention is to provide room on uprights 6, there being four of these means whereby the usable capacity of a room uprights adjacent the corners and an addi- 15 can be materially increased at very moderate tional intermediate upright or uprights at expense. The invention consists in a structhe rear to divide the span of the platform, ture which can be readily set up in any room, which preferably extends substantially the and in any desired partof a room, and which width of the room. 1 can be readily taken down or moved, and The uprights are rigidly connected by cross- 0 hi h will aff rd an elevated l pin or bedbars 7, which are secured to the uprights by room place with space beneath it available for connections which permit the members to be use either as a low ceiled portion of the living readily taken apart and put together. As or other room in which the structure is placed, illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the connections or for bunks supported by the supports which between the uprights and the cross-members carry the elevated sleeping platform. The may be in the nature of headed projections 8 main platform is made comparatively naron the uprights, with which are engaged row, and a platform extension is provided slotted or notched portions 9 of the bars. which can be drawn out at night and moved The necks of the projections 8 and the sides back beneath the main platform for thedayof the slots 9 are advantageously made 39 time, so that, when the elevated sleeping space straight, so as to prevent any pivoting at the 89 is not in use, the structure need extend over connections. The upper ends of the uprights only a small area in the room. 6 are detachably connected with the platform Other features of the invention will become 5 as by means of screws 10.

apparent as the specification proceeds. The platform 5 is wide enough to support In the accompanying drawings forming a bed or cot l1 and a few other articles of furpart hereof: niture, suchas a small dresser and a chair. Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the The platform shown in the drawing is just structure in a room, with the structure in its about the width to receive a narrow bed or cot, extended condition, the section being taken but naturally a wider platform may be cm- 40 on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; ployed if desired. 99

Fig. 2 is a plan view, with portions broken The platform extension 12 is arranged to out for economy of space, the walls of the slide in and out beneath the platform 5. For room being in section; this purpose its end edges are shown as being Fig. 3 is a front elevation, with an interslidably engaged in guides 13 on the under mediate portion broken out, the walls of the sides of the main platform. For further room being partly indicated in section; support of the platform extension when it is Fig. 4; is a detail sectional view illustrating drawn out, there are uprights 14: connected at a connection between the platform or the plattheir upper ends with the platform extension. v 50 form extension and one of the uprights; The uprights 14 include members for sup- Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view illustrating porting the forward portion of the platform extension and an intermediate upright 14% connected with the rear portion of the extension. /V hen the extension is advanced this upright 14c serves to support both the extension 12 and the main platform at a region intermediate their ends. When the extension is pushed back, the upright 14 goes back against the back cross-piece or cross-pieces 7.

he uprights 14: and 14 of the platform extension 12 are provided at their lower ends with wheels 15 to facilitate movement.

The platform extension 12 has a rail or parapet 16 along its front edge, this rail being interrupted at one end, where a flight of ladder steps 17 may be placed. Standards 18 at tile front of the platform extension 12 carry a bar 19 near the ceiling, from which to hang a curtain in order to screen the upper sleeping compartment from the rest of the roonm 3 ilzustrates the fact that the space beneath the platform 5 is not subtracted from the'room as a whole, since there is ample height for articles of furniture, such as a piano 20, a settee 21, or other ar icle, such a desk, chairs, etc.

lVhe-n the extension 12 is projected, the uprights 14 are braced by cross-bars 22, which are disconnectibly connected with the uprights in a manner similar to that described in connection with the cross-bar 7.

When the extension 12 is drawn out, an upper sleeping room is provided with enough space in it for the few necessary articles of furniture and to permit a person or persons to move about on the extension. In the daytime the extension with its uprights can be pushed back out of the way, so that the whole structure need stand out into the room only slightly further than the width of the platform 5.

The ladder steps 17 can be left connected with the platform extension 12 or they can be disconnected therefrom by virtue of a connection such as illustrated at 23 in Fig. 7. The ladder steps are designed to have as little projection into the room as may be and at the same time to afford a fair width of step. The flight of steps may be formed of a piece of sheet metal bent into the form of risers and narrow steps, the steps being extended rearward by extensions 2 1, which can be bent out of openings 25 in the risers. Hand-rails 26 are permanently connected with the upper and lower ends of the flight of steps.

The construction shown in Figs. 7 and 9 is generally similar to that already described. Instead of a movable rear upright 1 1 connected with the rear portion of the platform extension 12, it is desirable to provide a stationary front intermediate upright 14", which has a roller 27 at its upper end to permit the extension 12 to slide in and out between the upper end of the upright 14* and the main platform 5, the upright lit" affording intermediate support for the front portion of the platform 5 and also for the rear portion ofthe extension 12 when the latter is drawn forward.

In this instance the space beneath the platform 5 is made use of for bunk beds 28 supported on cross-members 7. Two or more of such bunks can be accommodated, one above another, and at each level there is room for two or more in a horizontal direction. The bunks are separate from each other and removable, so that the number may be varied as desired. Thus, bunks may be placed under one half, more or less, of the length of the platform 5, leaving the remainder, of the space beneath the platformfree for other uses.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise details and that other modifications may be devised.

I claim:

1. A structure to be erected in an apartment room to increase the usable capacity thereof, con'iprising a sleeping platform, supports for supporting the same from the floor of the room at an elevation near or above the midheight of the room, a platform extension adapted to be drawn out from said platform or to be moved back in superposition therewith, and means for movably supporting said platform extension.

2. A structure to be erected in an apartment room to increase the usable capacity thereof, comprising a sleeping platform, uprights adapted to support the same from the floor in any desired part of a room at an elevation near or above the mid-height of the room, members connecting said uprights, a platform extension adapted to be drawn out from said platform or to be moved back in superposition therewith, uprights movable with said platform extensionfor supporting the outer part thereof, and members for connecting these uprights with the platform uprights.

3. A structure to be erected in an apartment room to increase the usable capacity thereof, comprising a sleeping platform, uprights adapted to support the same from the floor in any desired part of a room at an elevation. near or above the mid-height of the room, members connecting said uprights, a platform extension adapted to be drawn out from said platform or to be moved back in superposition therewith, uprights mlovable with said platform extension for support ing the outer part thereof, members for connecting these uprights with the platform uprights, detachable connections between the uprights and the platform and platform extension, and detachable rigid connections between the connecting members and the uprights.

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